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Does Carrie Fisher Exaggerate Her Manic-Depression?

Question by Megan: Does Carrie Fisher exaggerate her manic-depression? Star Wars star Carrie Fisher says that shes bipolar.People with severe clinical mental illness like manic-depression don’t rack up 100 credits,write movie scripts and best-selling books etc.And they certainly don’t appear on famous US talk shows boasting about how mentally ill they are.What do you think?Thanks Best answer: Answer by TillyShe is open with it, that it is all Hope this helped. Awnser mine? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120402103021AA4bgNJ Thanks your really nice. Answer by ApexI don’t understand the idea that Manic Depressives can’t/don’t “rack up 100 credits,write movie scripts and best-selling books etc” Read more... ...

Expert Shares Difference Between Memory Loss and Dementia

by mattfred Expert shares difference between memory loss and dementia Memory loss and dementia can be caused by a number of factors, including stress, depression and neurological (brain) conditions. Neuropsychologists work with doctors, … Cone Health Neurorehabilitation Center has a dedicated neuropsychologist who … Read more on myfox8.com Nash column: Depression detection can save lives Most people can empathize with that sort of depression because they can see the cause. But other forms of depression are harder for many people to understand. Dysthymia is, also according to the Mayo site, a mild, but long-term chronic form of depression. Read more on Reedsburg Times Press Read more... ...

ANXIETY ABROAD

  ANXIETY ABROAD – copyright 2012 Lisa B. Falour, B.S., M.B.A. all rights reserved LISA, INC. (EURL) cutecatfaith.com I was on Cortisone needlessly for over a decade and it rea…   The Pros and Cons of Noninvasive Prenatal Screening As with karyotyping, however, findings of unknown significance on chromosomal microarray can sometimes present challenges for clinicians and create anxiety in parents. Medscape: How early can … The difficulty for the clinician is the need to … Read more on Medscape Read more... ...

Prohibition's Devastation Is About More Than Just Marijuana

Prohibition's devastation is about more than just Marijuana But if illegal drugs are as horrible and addictive as we've been told, how come the government's own statistics say millions try those drugs but only a small percentage continue using? Ninety-five percent of those …. The contract cancellations … Read more on Drug WarRant Private prison's shocking treatment of mentally ill sparks lawsuit WASHINGTON, DC, June 17, 2013 – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the prisoners at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility (EMCF), alleging shocking human … Read more on Washington Times Read more... ...

Bipolar-I Guess Everyone Is Gonna Be Gone

  Bipolar-I Guess Everyone is Gonna Be Gone – if you would like a good laugh.please see my comedy channel…i need subs lol http://www.youtube.com/user/schizophrenickenny?feature=mhee.   Antidepressant Use Okay in Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder? – Medscape A randomized, controlled trial of adults with bipolar II disorder showed that after initial stabilization on the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine, there were no significant differences in depressive relapse or treatment-emergent mood … Read more on Medscape Read more... ...

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals: Psychiatric Patient Hospital Grievance

Have you ever been mistreated by a hospital, doctor, or other medical personnel? You are not powerless. I recently wrote the following grievance against a hospital which detained me against my will, restrained me, and put me in a room secluded from other patients. If these events can happen to a man who has written and published a book on Bipolar Disorder, has a masters degree in psychology, and spent one year in Law School, they can happen to just about anybody. We need to know our rights and how to legally stand up for ourselves.   Read more... ...

Where Can I Get Help? in Alabama?

Question by pureblood american: where can i get help? in alabama? Ok, im a 20 yr old male addicted to drugs who is seeking for help..I have tried outpatient rehab but relapsed almost instantaneously i was not away from the outside world long enough.. But i have a problem my parents insurance says there arent any available inpatient rehabs in the state so what im asking is if any1 knows where i can get into a gov. funded rehabilitation program “if there is such a thing:” or a half way house where i can work to pay my stay..im lookin to get clean and stay that way please help…. in northern alabama preferbably Read more... ...